1966 1200 Factory LP Flat bed.

[Tonyinca 1,299]

In 1966 starting my Farming career , I watched my local Blacksmith / family friend , purchase this truck new and build the bed for it. 

I was 21 no money trying to farm with old IH equipment that Herb the blacksmith kept repairing for me .

Saw Herb use this truck until he became ill and retired in the late nineties , passed in early 2000’s He willed it to grandson , few years later I bought it from grandson and put it in storage. 

I kept it up and running but it’s very tired. 

After consulting with IH parts of America in Grass Valley Ca. I hauled it to them yesterday .

they will do a complete refurbish and hopefully it will be a driver , and an addition to my IH tractor collection as their IH service truck. 

I will post progress here as I take pictures and have updates.

for now pictures of it before restoration and on trailer to be delivered 231 miles North

tony

[Tonyinca 1,299]

Been a little slow getting started but it’s being stripped down slowly

[DOCTOR EVIL 415]

Tony - Where's all the rust?  There's no dents!  Is it still "restoration" if there's no dents and rust?  About the worst thing I see is the seat.  And the LP tank needs a repaint.

[jingles1928 417]

^^^^^^^ what he said. won't find one in Ohio that looks like that.

Dennis

[Tonyinca 1,299]

Been a little slow getting started but it’s being stripped down slowly

[Tonyinca 1,299]

On 9/8/2019 at 12:57 PM, DOCTOR EVIL said:

Tony - Where's all the rust?  There's no dents!  Is it still "restoration" if there's no dents and rust?  About the worst thing I see is the seat.  And the LP tank needs a repaint.

It’s pretty clean but age has rendered everything unusable , IE; windows all need weather stripping , top of door glass I’d loosing its lament, gauges do not work, Heater controls no work , interior is filling with surface rust , floor needs blasting before it get bad , engine run decent but very low oil pressure , rear seal & front seal leak.Brakes are iffy at best , 4speed tranny is so wore out you have to search for gears 

body paint look good from afar but far from good , lot of chips and pealing, rust taking over bad spots. door weather strips basically gone . Door latches and window latches are so wore you think they going to fall off . Lol

I am hoping to refresh engine , blast cab and repaint along with interior , change from snap ring front rims , clean up bed and hoist , perhaps add tool boxes under bed in front of rears . 

I want a daily driver that I can use with my tractor collection. Add brake booster.

Hope I can achieve it and still leave the original purpose look . The lift I want left on.

The propane tank I want to do a pin striping of the late blacksmith logo as a tribute to the man who had it and I watched build that bed on it in 1967 and helped me so much in my early farming career keeping my junk going .

if anyone can achieve what I want with this it’s the guys doing it , they specialize in IH 

known as IH parts of America in Grass Valley , Ca. About four hour north of me. 

Btw they are the ones that bought out Binder Books from Oregon about a year and half ago.

Tony 

 

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[acem 635]

I like your truck.  And it has the black plates! Thx-Ace

[Kevingweq 118]

On 9/9/2019 at 11:29 PM, Tonyinca said:

known as IH parts of America in Grass Valley , Ca.

A fine company your entrusting with your truck  Tony,   Have purchased many items from them and have received top notch

customer service !!

[exSW 1,148]

Can some of the old parts from the red truck work on this one?

[Delta Dirt 1,042]

Re:  Grass Valley,  California

That's gonna be one great looking truck when finished------the L-P tank will set it off.

In my great uncle's (1851--1855) diary-----he mentions my great grandaddy going up to Grass Valley several times while they were out there in the gold fields.  

Post us some pictures of Grass Valley when you are back up that way------and keep us posted on the little flat bed.👍

edit:   their camp was near Mormon Bar (Island)??---------now in Folsum Lake not far northeast of Folsum Dam.

 

DD

[Tonyinca 1,299]

On ‎9‎/‎29‎/‎2019 at 5:50 PM, Delta Dirt said:

Re:  Grass Valley,  California

That's gonna be one great looking truck when finished------the L-P tank will set it off.

In my great uncle's (1851--1855) diary-----he mentions my great grandaddy going up to Grass Valley several times while they were out there in the gold fields.  

Post us some pictures of Grass Valley when you are back up that way------and keep us posted on the little flat bed.👍

edit:   their camp was near Mormon Bar (Island)??---------now in Folsum Lake not far northeast of Folsum Dam.

 

DD

 Thank You ,

       I sure will get you Grass Valley pictures.

      Its 4 hour North ,Ill be visiting as often as needed when they get going strong on the flat bed.

     Tony

[Tonyinca 1,299]

  This project is moving slow .

      Between Power outages last fall and now Covid -19 is slowing all vendors etc.

    Then add the fact that their main guy broke his arm.

      I have spoken to painters and they have it scheduled .

     A case of hurry up and wait !   Its still very much in the process and should be front line here shortly.

      Tony